Challenge

ALTAY ATATURK ARENA
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cüneyt Baba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 3rd minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ALTAY MYTHS's Cüneyt Baba. Cüneyt Baba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 18th minute, Daniel Zorita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. ALTAY MYTHS's Cüneyt Baba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 39th minute of play. Saffet Maksum received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Julio Vera came out and tried to block the shot, but Saffet Maksum slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 42nd minute. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Saffet Maksum to make the kick off. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Felix Montes hit a great ball. In the 54th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cüneyt Baba was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Saffet Maksum stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Saffet Maksum tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 74 minutes into the match, İbrahim Akın notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. Julio Vera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 78th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. ALTAY MYTHS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ALTAY MYTHS's Cüneyt Baba did a great save. İbrahim Akın kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Cristian Sancho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Luis Andino hit a great ball. When Felix Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Ecuador fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Felix Montenegro couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Sebastián Puig during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling İbrahim Akın in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Cüneyt Baba in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.